On Saturday, 09 February 2009, there is a massive negative low tide between 1PM and 5PM along the North California coast. This happens several times in a year but rarely during the day. So, this combination of weekend and daytime massive low tide is quite unique.

The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve located at Moss Beach, about 10 miles north of Half Moon Bay, along the picturesque Highway 1 in California, is an excellent place to watch sea creatures in their natural habitat  during the low tide. I would expect that there would be a large number of visitors, young and old, at …